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Lot Essay
Charles Erdman Richter, maitre in 1784.
A number of pieces are known carrying the stamp of both Riesener and Richter, which was probably sub-contracted by Riesener, including a Louis XVI commode, Christie's New York, 24 September 1998, lot 61, a Louis XVI secretaire a abattant, Christie's New York, 21 May 1997, lot 625 and a commode sold Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 30 May 1951, lot 5.
The majority of his furniture was worked in mahogany with restrained gilt bronze mounts such as a small Louis XVI meuble d’appui with double doors, which is now housed in the Jones Collection, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In addition to such decoration he also produced pieces with fine marquetry, such as a Louis XVI secrétaire inlaid with panels featuring a vase of flowers and floral bouquets, (illustrated in Pierre Kjellberg, “Le Mobilier Français de XVIIIe Siècle”, 1989, p. 693). With an illustrious clientele, his patrons included Monsieur (Louis XVI’s brother, who in 1814 was crowned Louis XVIII) as well as the Garde-Meuble Impérial in 1811
A number of pieces are known carrying the stamp of both Riesener and Richter, which was probably sub-contracted by Riesener, including a Louis XVI commode, Christie's New York, 24 September 1998, lot 61, a Louis XVI secretaire a abattant, Christie's New York, 21 May 1997, lot 625 and a commode sold Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 30 May 1951, lot 5.
The majority of his furniture was worked in mahogany with restrained gilt bronze mounts such as a small Louis XVI meuble d’appui with double doors, which is now housed in the Jones Collection, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In addition to such decoration he also produced pieces with fine marquetry, such as a Louis XVI secrétaire inlaid with panels featuring a vase of flowers and floral bouquets, (illustrated in Pierre Kjellberg, “Le Mobilier Français de XVIIIe Siècle”, 1989, p. 693). With an illustrious clientele, his patrons included Monsieur (Louis XVI’s brother, who in 1814 was crowned Louis XVIII) as well as the Garde-Meuble Impérial in 1811